ooohhh trouble in paradise huh wonder how things are gonna develop especially now Sanchez is there and he is not firing on all cylinders, something tells me things arent great in the dressing room already.

Not sure what to make of all this. Rumours suggesting the whole issue is about a 3 man midfield dispute.

If I had pogba in my 11. Damn straight I’d be sitting up with a 3 man midfield. Utd have enough attacking talent in the forward line to be effective. Not sure if it’s enough to negate mourinho’s negative football tho

Yeah, the reports seem to suggest that Pogba only wants to play on the left of a three-man midfield and he doesn’t want to do any defending. But having to accommodate Sanchez means Pogba is sometimes pushed slightly deeper and José expects him to chip in with the defensive work.

It makes sense that he wants the team to play to his strengths, but at the same time he can’t expect to be pandered to in every single match. He’s supposed to be world class. World class players don’t need everything to be exactly right/perfect in order to perform well.

“Sorry, the grass is only 3 cm tall, I can only perform well if it’s at 4cm”

He has to play in a 3 playing in a 2 at least right now is not going to work.

Demonstrates how much Pogba is overrated, he’s a big talent but he’s not up there with the best CM’s in world football, world class midfielders are incredibly adaptable. Put KDB in a two and he’s giving you a hell of a lot more, Eriksen too is giving you more productivity and consistency in that role.

The same issue exists for France, if they just play him and Kante in the midfield they won’t have a great tournament at the world cup.

It makes sense that he wants the team to play to his strengths, but at the same time he can’t expect to be pandered to in every single match. He’s supposed to be world class. World class players don’t need everything to be exactly right/perfect in order to perform well.

He has to play in a 3 playing in a 2 at least right now is not going to work.

Demonstrates how much Pogba is overrated, he’s a big talent but he’s not up there with the best CM’s in world football, world class midfielders are incredibly adaptable. Put KDB in a two and he’s giving you a hell of a lot more, Eriksen too is giving you more productivity and consistency in that role.

Or is it a case of Mourinho’s tactics ruining another attacking player? I’m pretty sure Pogba would be a different player if you put him in that Guardiola’s City with movement and runs all around him

Yup. By some xG models they are actually slightly behind us. They’re going to end up fighting to the end with Chelsea for 4th, and I don’t see them going anywhere in the UCL.

Can Mourinho’s ego take it if they finish out of the Champions League while his main rival Pep has a brilliant season? I don’t think so. I feel like he will only stay if he can claim the season as a successful building year and if he honestly believes they can challenge the next year. Otherwise, he will force his way out of town rather than suffer another embarrassing year. That contract extension hasn’t been signed yet and if Emery doesn’t turn the Madrid result around (he may even need to win the whole thing) the PSG job will surely be open in the summer.

He has to play in a 3 playing in a 2 at least right now is not going to work.

Demonstrates how much Pogba is overrated, he’s a big talent but he’s not up there with the best CM’s in world football, world class midfielders are incredibly adaptable. Put KDB in a two and he’s giving you a hell of a lot more, Eriksen too is giving you more productivity and consistency in that role.

The same issue exists for France, if they just play him and Kante in the midfield they won’t have a great tournament at the world cup.

I would go even further and say that he isn’t close to world class as a 10 either. He doesn’t have the instincts and movement skills to play between the lines and be the primary creator. The only way you get the most out of his talent is in a three man midfield with the right players around him, like at Juve.